Gold Line Little Tokyo closure postponed

Persuaded by area business owners who feared a loss of customers during the busy holiday shopping season, the Metro board voted this week to postpone a construction project that will close the Gold Line’s Littl... Read More...

Perspective: A new, higher minimum wage that is not enough

Efforts are under way to make $15 hour the new minimum wage in all of California. In June, Los Angeles became the largest city in California to adopt the higher standard, followed in July by the county of Los A... Read More...

Committee mulls options for legalizing street vendors in LA

Los Angeles does not appear to be ready to approve a measure that would allow street vendors to sell their goods legally on city streets. On Tuesday, members of the city’s Economic Development Committee hear... Read More...

Public hearings lay out three alternatives for street vending debate

Residents and activists pack community meeting on planned city ordinance to legalize street vendors in Los Angeles. Photo by Antonio Mejias Caridad Vásquez has been fighting for eight years to legalize the way... Read More...

Surviving in the informal economy: Maria Morales, yard sale vendor

MARÃA MORALES sells weekly to help with pay for her rent. Photo by Kimberly Parada. Part 4 of a 4-part series. With the help of her two boys, Boyle Heights resident Maria Morales starts off her w... Read More...

Surviving in the informal economy: Caridad Vazquez, street food vendor

Caridad Vazquez is part of a movement to legalize street vending. Photo courtesy of ELACC. Part 3 of a 4-part Boyle Heights Beat series. Throughout Boyle Heights, Caridad Vázquez i... Read More...

Surviving in the informal Economy: Maria Argueta, produce vendor

MARIA ARGÃœETA sells produce outside her home in Boyle Heights. Photo by Kimberly Parada. Part 2 of a 4-part series. When she lost her husband to cancer two years ago, Maria Guadalupe Argueta’s bu... Read More...

“Tandas” provide when banks won’t lend

You choose your top 10 friends ”“ the ones you trust with your life. You give them each a number, from one to 10. You add a certain amount of money, and then you have the ingredients to start a tanda. ... Read More...

More than pan dulce at La Monarca Bakery

La Monarca Bakery sells a variety of breads and pastries, salads, tortas and specialty coffees. Photos by Art Torres. There is a new bakery on the block””one that offers unique coffee flav... Read More...

Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project breaks ground; Whittier Boulevard intersections first up for reconfiguration

Cyclists spiral their way down what appears to be a skateboarder’s dream-ramp to the riverbed and park area from the model deck of the 6th Street Viaduct. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.“It’s... Read More...

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